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Recent Examples of padroneInstead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 June 2023
Billy Guerra, 38, of Contra Costa County, and his wife were among the patrons.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Other food available at the fair includes a Turkey Leg that costs $23, a Smash Cheeseburger that will set patrons back $20 and a Giant Western Sausage that sells $20.
Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
One of his friends, meanwhile, recently renegotiated her lease for about $500 less per month by showing her landlord that comparable apartments in her area were now going for much less.